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If We Tax Rich People... They Will Just Leave! (youtu.be)

submitted 1 month ago by ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Capital flight is ultimately a myth cause the people who complain about high taxes and moving are already not paying taxes.

The vast majority of people aren't going to give up their homes to save a few bucks.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which confirms their parasitic nature.

If they stay, they take up more resources, block off resources for others and generally provide no benefit while also contributing nothing substantial to taxes that benefit everyone.

If they leave, their harms are reduced and society still has to cope without their taxes which were never being paid anyway.

If they stay, there are no benefits but more harms.

If they leave, there are no benefits but at least there are no more harms.

We don't need billionaires.

[–] III@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"If you remove the tapeworm, you won't have a tapeworm anymore"

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

The world's governments: .... but what would we do without tapeworms?

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

OK, I'm convinced. Put it back in!